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UNTAPPED TALENT: COTTON JACKSON

Q: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A PROPHET ARMED WITH A TAPE RECORDER SITS DOWN ON A PORCH WITH THREE, MUSICALLY-TALENTED HILLBILLIES KNOWN AS COTTON JACKSON?
A: YOU GET ONE OF THE MOST BIZARRE AND ENTERTAINING INTERVIEWS TO EVER CROSS THE PAGES OF TASTES LIKE CHICKEN.
Neogeo: Let’s go around and introduce you three, one at a time.
Marvin Jackson: I’m Marvin Jackson, and I play the guitar.
Cletus Jackson: I’m Cletus Jackson. I play guitar and I sing.
Jackson Jackson: I’m Jackson Jackson. I play them drums and a bucket.

RJD2

IT\'S THE THREE LETTER, ONE NUMBER COMBO POPPING UP EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK: RJD2. A DJ WHOSE WORK RANKS RIGHT UP THERE BETWEEN BACH AND EDDIE BO-- A HIP-HOP BACKBONE WHOSE COMPOSITIONS FEEL MORE LIKE SOUL MUSIC SYMPHONIES THAN THE TYPICAL WIKKY-WIKKY BLING SHIT YOU HEAR SCREAMING OUT OF CLEAR CHANNEL RADIO STATIONS. READ ON, AS VINNIE BAGGADONUTS DISTRACTS ONE OF THE HARDEST WORKING DEF JUX ARTISTS FROM HIS BUSY SCHEDULE.
Vinnie: So, you just got back from Coachella?
Rjd2: Yeah. Well, what is today-- Wednesday? I got back Tuesday morning.
V: How was that?

TRACHTENBURG FAMILY SLIDESHOW PLAYERS

DON\'T KNOW WHO THE TRACHTENBURG FAMILY SLIDESHOW PLAYERS ARE? WELL, YOU BETTER LEARN QUICKLY, BEFORE YOUR FRIENDS LEARN ABOUT THEM FIRST AND YOU\'RE LEFT OUT IN THE RAIN. DESTINED TO BE A HOUSEHOLD NAME, THE TRACHTENBURGS HAVE TAKEN THE IDEA OF PERFORMANCE AND MUSIC, PLACED THEM IN A CREATIVE BLENDER, AND SERVED US ALL A BRAND-NEW DRINK. SO SIT BACK AND LEARN WHAT JASON AND RACHEL TRACHTENBURG SERVED TO OUR VERY OWN WAYNE CHINSANG.
Wayne: If someone didn’t know what the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players were, how would you describe it to them?

HOMESTAR RUNNER'S THE BROTHERS CHAPS

I HAD THIS DOG ONCE. IT WAS A BLACK LABRADOR RETRIEVER MIX. IT WAS A PRETTY LAZY DOG. IT DIDN\'T KNOW ANY TRICKS,.. UNLESS YOU COUNT \"EATING\" AND \"SLEEPING\" AS TRICKS. ONE DAY, IT DIED. MY DAD DECIDED TO DO THE NOBLE THING AND BURY IT IN OUR BACKYARD. BUT HE DIDN\'T BURY IT DEEP ENOUGH. THREE MONTHS LATER, HER LEG BONE POPPED UP OUT OF THE GROUND. PRETTY FUCKED UP, HUH? WELL, HERE\'S AN INTERVIEW WAYNE DID WITH THE GENIUSES BEHIND HOMESTAR RUNNER: MATT AND MIKE CHAPMAN.

CHICKENHEAD PAST: MOBY

DURING OUR FIRST YEAR, FROM SEPTEMBER 1999 TO AUGUST 2000, WE WERE KNOWN UNDER THE MONIKER CHICKENHEAD. DURING THAT FIRST YEAR, WE INTERVIEWED A LOT OF PEOPLE. NOT ALL OF THEM WERE GREAT INTERVIEWS. YOU CAN TELL THAT WE WERE JUST STARTING TO FIGURE OUT OUR STYLE. BUT WE\'VE PICKED TWELVE INTERVIEWS OUT FROM THAT FIRST YEAR THAT EPITOMIZED WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO. DURING JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST WE WILL BE PLACING THESE OLD INTERVIEWS ONLINE FOR YOUR READING PLEASURE. THERE WILL BE FOUR NEW INTERVIEWS EACH MONTH. ENJOY THIS BLAST FROM TASTES LIKE CHICKEN\'S PAST!

CHICKENHEAD PAST: JURASSIC 5'S CUT CHEMIST

DURING OUR FIRST YEAR, FROM SEPTEMBER 1999 TO AUGUST 2000, WE WERE KNOWN UNDER THE MONIKER CHICKENHEAD. DURING THAT FIRST YEAR, WE INTERVIEWED A LOT OF PEOPLE. NOT ALL OF THEM WERE GREAT INTERVIEWS. YOU CAN TELL THAT WE WERE JUST STARTING TO FIGURE OUT OUR STYLE. BUT WE'VE PICKED TWELVE INTERVIEWS OUT FROM THAT FIRST YEAR THAT EPITOMIZED WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO. DURING JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST WE WILL BE PLACING THESE OLD INTERVIEWS ONLINE FOR YOUR READING PLEASURE. THERE WILL BE FOUR NEW INTERVIEWS EACH MONTH. ENJOY THIS BLAST FROM TASTES LIKE CHICKEN'S PAST!
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